The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-19
STATE NEWS.

A GRAND union depot for Ashland is
, certainty, the plans for the building
having been sent to local contractors
Tor estimates on the work by the Wis
Cou5in Central officials.
WILLIAM SHEADY has been held to
trial at Ashland in bonds of 81 900,
on charge OF stealing an overcoat.
He went to jsil in default of sureties
TWENTY young people OF Ashland
have organized an opera company,
sud during the winter will present
"Ihe Little Tycoon"
The people of PlattevilIe have ar
ranged for series OF lectures during
the winter by well known public speak
ers.
DIPRTHERIA is raging at Madison to
an extent to occasion alarm.
THE Ringing circus has gone into
winter quarters at Baraboo.
GEORGE HUXLEY, q pioneer of Bay
field, Is dead at the age Of so years.
JOHN MCCA RTHY, 81 coal-heaver, fell
from g viaduct at Ashland and was
killed.
The delegate convention of fourth
class postmasters OF the state was
held at Eau Claire on the 9th, with
twelve delegates present.
A MOVEMENT is on foot in Miiwau-
kee looking to the establishment of a
Democratic morning paper.
E. II. WEBER, OF the Eau Claire
News, mss been appointed superin-
tendent OF the water works at th8t
place.
LUMBERMEN' supplies are carried
over the Wisconsin Central Railway
this year at d reduction Of 25 per
cent. from that Of last year.
ABOUT $4,000, 900 Of brick were
manufactured at Menomonee this sea-
son.
ROOD & MAXWELL expect to pay
creditors so cents on the dollar.
Door COUNTY votes $4,000 in aid
OF the Wisconsin Midland Railway,
making SG5 0O0 tda5 mas been sub
scribed in aid OF the Peninsula
Branch.
THE governor has appointed A. d.
Thorp sheriff Of Door County, vice
ThOmas Scott, deceased, for the term
ending January /, 1889.
A dispatch OF the 9Th says: Fire is
raging in the Trempealeau County
tjm5er and is plainly visible from
Winona. About 100 Indian tepees
are located In this piece OF woods and
many OF their shanties have been
burned. The fire covers astrip about
5 miles long, up and down the river,
by two miles wide. The Indians
are fOcking to the village of Trem-
pealeau and to Winone, across the
river, by the dozens, ard begging for
aid. In several insJan- the Indians
have barely escaped with their lives
and have lost sill they had. Many
CT the Indians had as many SO 10, 900
hoop poles cut for market and were
waiting for the river TO freeze so that
they could draw them in on sleighs.
Fully 500 acres OF timber is being de-
stroyed.
DANIEL O'CoNNoR, aged Z years, was
run over by g, Cream City Street car
at Milwaukee, OH the 8th, and so
badly hurt that he died IN a few min
utes.
IT has been decided to open beer
hall on the grounds OF the National
Home at Milwaukee, for the benefit OF
the veterans.
THE contract has been let for the
erection OF the passenger depot at
Madison for the Chicago, Madison &
Northern to David Stephens, for SILL
600. This is exclusive OF stone and
brick, and will make the structure cost
altogether about $4,000.
CHARLES BURK, one OF the men in
jured by the tail of f@t-boat st
wisconsin River bridge, died of his in
juries at Prairie du CHEN on the Sth.
Two fatal accidents occurred at
Milwaukee on the TIN. John Dugan,
an old man, fell into q grain hopper in
the st. Paul elevator B, and was so
badly hurt that be died an hour after
being taken out. Another old man,
known oriy by the title of Christ, 4"
was run down and killed at the Mus
ke2o Avenue crossing OF the St. Paul
road.